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Cash for Clunkers Buoys US Auto Sales; Hybrid Sales Up 31.8% for Monthly New Vehicle Share of 3.55%

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Buoyed by the US government’s CARS (“Cash for Clunkers”) program, US auto sales slowed their decline in the US in July, dropping on 12.1% GM dealers delivered 189,443 total vehicles in July, a 19.4% Light truck sales were led by the RAV4 compact SUV with best-ever July sales of 15,912 units, up 32.5% over July 2008.

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Heard At The Show: Snippets from SAE 2009 World Congress

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How did the high fuel prices impact customer behavior in 2008? Alexander Edwards, President, Automotive Strategic Vision believes the exodus from full size SUVs was caused by economic caution as much as higher gas prices. Cash for Clunkers. The cells make up the remainder.

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